It's a fresh Primera Division campaign and Cartaginés are aching to get started here at Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza. Puntarenas are coming to visit and this should be a spellbinding season launch.
Cartaginés have less rest than Puntarenas in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Concacaf Central American Cup game only three days ago. That game was an away game at Deportivo Saprissa, so at least Cartaginés are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Cartaginés form and stats
Last season, Cartaginés's league results were 12 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, producing 3rd place in the Primera Division. From these 22 matches they scored {40 goals} and gave away 32. Performing at their own stadium in the former season Cartaginés produced 8-2-1 (win-draw-lost) with {22 goals} and 13 conceded.
Puntarenas form and stats
Let's have a look at how Puntarenas performed last season in the Primera Division: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 5 victories, 5 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 21 and conceded {33 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 3 and lost 7 with 6/20 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the former ten meetings involving these two sides are: three wins for Cartaginés, three draws and four wins for Puntarenas. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Cartaginés missing players
Puntarenas missing players
| Cartaginés | Puntarenas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 6.5 | 7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| 8 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31% | 14% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 9.5 | 10 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Cartaginés | Last season | Puntarenas | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 40 | 20 | Played | P | 20 | 40 | ||
| 16 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 8 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Lost | L | 9 | 16 | ||
| 67 | 37 | Scored | S | 19 | 44 | ||
| 64 | 28 | Conceded | C | 33 | 52 | ||
| 98% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 65% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 38% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 35% | 22% | ||
| 22% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 2% | ||
| 72% | 70% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 55% | ||
| 18% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 5% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 35% | 30% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 2.6 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 12 | 12 | ||
| 10.9 | 13.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 10.4 | ||
| 4.1 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.7 | ||
| 41% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 40% | ||
| 10.5 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 10.4 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.2 | ||
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Deportivo Saprissa | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 32 | 50 |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 29 | 41 |
| 3 | Cartaginés | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 40 |
| 4 | Herediano | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | Sporting San José | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 34 |
| 6 | San Carlos | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 29 |
| 7 | Guanacasteca | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -2 | 28 |
| 8 | Santos de Guápiles | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 27 |
| 9 | Pérez Zeledón | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -15 | 24 |
| 10 | Puntarenas | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -12 | 20 |
| 11 | Guadalupe | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -15 | 19 |
| 12 | Grecia | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 31 | -24 | 16 |
